# Connecting Thunkable and Zapier **URL:** \ **Category:** Promote your App\ **Tags:** solved\ **Created:** [November 29, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590 "2016-11-29T14:11:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbp4444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jbp4444/32/98_2.png) [@jbp4444](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jbp4444)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/1 "2016-11-29T14:11:41Z")
I thought it would be interesting to connect a Thunkable app (with several buttons) to a Zapier webhook so that a button push on your phone could trigger other actions … it was pretty easy to do! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/1X/16b28c20bcaf14e432df4316b0797b9d3e1aecb3.png) I’ll post some more info on the Zapier side in a minute, but basically Zapier assigns you a webhook URL which you put into the app (or override in the “Settings” screen). When a button is pushed, you make a POST to that URL with the info (in this case “button=thunk1” or “thunk2”, etc.). ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/1X/25d05a011ecbab821787218bc2d21188246a8397.png) (the “STUFF/FROM/ZAPIER/” obviously needs to be overwritten) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/1X/61c0981be2eedc5699fa247e025f420910935400.png) [ZapierButtons\_demo.aia](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/1X/74d7e6019e5c815177246e357ebe991ab31eda95.aia) (4.1 KB) ---
**Author:** ![jbp4444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jbp4444/32/98_2.png) [@jbp4444](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jbp4444)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/2 "2016-11-29T14:17:42Z")
On the Zapier side, you need a developer account (free version works but has limits). Create a new app; I don’t use authentication (may not be do-able for webhooks anyway?). I added one trigger: name=“Button Press”, noun=“Button”, key=“button”, and check/enable the “Important” checkbox, uncheck/disable the “Hide” checkbox. No Trigger Fields. Data source = Static Webhook. Sample result = { “button”: “thunk0” } … and Save. That’s creates the “App” inside Zapier. Next you can create a “Zap” that connects the Button Press app to some other app (e.g. create a Tweet when a button is pressed). ---
**Author:** ![jbp4444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jbp4444/32/98_2.png) [@jbp4444](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jbp4444)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/3 "2016-11-29T14:20:26Z")
Forgot to mention … when you create a “Zap” (connecting it to Twitter for example), you should see the URL that you need to put into the Thunkable app. If you edit the Zap, you’ll see a link on the left-side menu to “View Webhook” and can find it there. ---
**Author:** ![unsalberkay1905cfbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@unsalberkay1905cfbe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/unsalberkay1905cfbe)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/4 "2021-11-18T16:45:53Z")
@jbp4444 do i have to publish the app first? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/5 "2021-11-18T18:46:03Z")
> [@unsalberkay1905cfbe](#): > > do i have to publish the app first? No you do not need to publish it. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connecting-thunkable-and-zapier/590/6 "2024-11-08T12:07:24Z")